Kadalai paruppu sundal recipe – Navaratri sundal recipe with step-by-step pictures.
Navaratri season never begins with the recipe of Sundal | chundal. My mom used to keep golu in a grand way and as a kid, me and my sister along with our friends enjoyed making decorations and going home and inviting people for tamboolam. Kadalai paruppu Sundal is one of the sundals which she makes during Navatri and I love this simple sundal a lot. So i am sharing the recipe of Channa dal sundal | kadalai paruppu sundal.
METHOD:
- Soak the kadalai paruppu | chana dal for 45 minutes.
- Pressure cook this by adding a pinch of turmeric powder and a little salt, till one whistle.
- Be careful not to mash this dal by overcooking.
- Drain the excess water. In a pan add cooking oil and temper with mustard seeds and broken red chilli.
- when the mustards start spluttering, add the cooked chana dal. Mix well and saute for a minute.
- Add the scrapped coconut and mix well. Switch off the flame. Drizzle a few drops of coconut oil(if using) and mix evenly. Garnish with curry leaves.
- Kadalai paruppu Sundal is ready for Neivedhyam.
        Note:
- You can replace red chillis with green chillis too.
- Always ensure that the chana dal is not overcooked.
Kadalai paruppu sundal recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup chana dal | kadalai paruppu
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- Salt as needed
- 2 tbsp coconut
- Few curry leaves
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 red chili
Instructions
- Soak the kadalai paruppu | chana dal for 45 minutes.
- Pressure cook this by adding a pinch of turmeric powder and a little salt, till 1-2 whistles.
- Be careful not to mash this dal by overcooking.
- Drain the excess water. In a pan add oil and temper with mustard seeds and broken red chilli.
- when the mustards start spluttering, add the cooked chana dal. Mix well and saute for a minute.
- Add the scrapped coconut and mix well. Switch off the flame. Garnish with curry leaves.
- Kadalai paruppu Sundal is ready for Neivedhyam.
